What if multiple credit cards from specified banks could earn you reward points that can be converted into a loyalty program currency that can be used on frequent flyer programs of multiple airline companies to take free flights? Yes, the credit card reward points of multiple Indian banks can be transferred to the Avios loyalty program. Avios can further be used to book Award flights on various airlines, one of which is Qatar Airways. In this article, we will explore the Qatar Airways Privilege Club program, including its membership tiers and their associated benefits, as well as how to earn and redeem Avios, among other features and benefits.

 

What is the Privilege Club?

The Privilege Club is the Frequent Flyer Program (FFP) of Qatar Airways. The program is free of cost to join. The membership has four tiers, starting with Burgundy and progressing to Platinum. The higher a member’s tier, more the benefits they enjoy. Members earn Avios for taking Qatar Airways flights and other specified activities. The Avios can be redeemed for Qatar Airways Award flights and other specified activities.

 

Membership tiers

The Privilege Club has four membership tiers. On joining, a new member begins with the Burgundy tier, which is the base tier. By flying with Qatar Airways and completing other specified activities, a member can work their way up to the Platinum tier, which is the highest tier. Let us understand the benefits of each membership tier.

 

• Burgundy tier

The benefits of the Burgundy tier include the following:

 

1. 100% mileage per family member on Qatar Airways flights and non-airline partner transactions eligible for earning Avios
2. 10% off on seat selection
3. Special offer (10%) on purchases at Qatar Duty Free
4. Get a flexi award seat on Qatar Airways during high-demand periods for double Avios when booking online
5. Priority stand-by (waitlist)
6. “Shop and Pay with Avios” at Qatar Duty Free and Member Service Centre
7. Digital membership card

 

• Silver tier

The benefits of the Silver tier include the following:

 

1. All the benefits of the Burgundy tier mentioned above
2. 20% off on seat selection
3. Special offer (15%) on purchases at Qatar Duty Free
4. 25% tier bonus on flights marketed and operated by Qatar Airways that are eligible for earning Avios
5. Priority check-in at Hamad International Airport and other airports
6. Lounge access at Hamad International Airport, along with 2 guest passes per year that allow family and friends to join you at the lounge. Each pass entitles the holder to a complimentary visit for one guest.
7. Complimentary lounge access at select airports around the world, and business class lounges at select airports, regardless of the member’s class of travel.
8. Priority boarding where available
9. Additional baggage of 15 kg or one piece (depending on route), on flights marketed and operated by Qatar Airways.
10. Option to nominate up to 2 travel coordinators to manage your account and liaise with Qatar Airways on your behalf
11. 5% off on every holiday package purchased through Qatar Airways Holidays

 

• Gold tier

The benefits of the Gold tier include the following:

 

1. All the benefits of the Silver tier mentioned above
2. 75% tier bonus on flights marketed and operated by Qatar Airways that are eligible for earning Avios
3. Receive 40 Qcredits that can be redeemed for upgrades, extra baggage, etc.
4. Selection of preferred seats, free of charge for all passengers on your booking
5. Additional baggage of 20 kg or one piece (depending on route), on flights marketed and operated by Qatar Airways.
6. Complimentary lounge access is available for the main member and one guest at Hamad International Airport, along with 4 guest passes per year that allow family and friends to join you at the lounge. Each pass entitles the holder to a complimentary visit for one guest.
7. Complimentary Al Maha Services: Enjoy a meet-and-greet service from Qatar Airways for yourself and one guest on arrival, departure, or transfer through Hamad International Airport.
8. Special discount with Al Maha Services: Enjoy up to 10% discount when you book any additional services.
9. The main member can change or cancel the booking free of charge
10. Better availability of award seat redemptions
11. Preferential rate to Shop and Pay with Avios: Earn and spend Avios at preferential rates for purchases made at Qatar Duty Free, located at the departure and arrival halls of Hamad International Airport, and at the Member Service Centre, Doha.
12. Guaranteed seat availability in Economy Class on select flights marketed and operated by Qatar Airways.
13. “Priority Services” at contact centres: Enjoy speedy assistance with your Privilege Club-related and Qatar Airways enquiries.
14. Be one of the first to receive your baggage on arrival with the priority baggage handling.

 

• Platinum tier

The benefits of the Platinum tier include the following:

 

1. All the benefits of the Gold tier mentioned above
2. 100% tier bonus on flights marketed and operated by Qatar Airways that are eligible for earning Avios
3. Receive 60 Qcredits that can be redeemed for upgrades, extra baggage, etc.
4. The Avios will never expire as long as you are a Platinum-tier member
5. Additional baggage of 25 kg or two pieces (depending on route), on flights marketed and operated by Qatar Airways.
6. Complimentary lounge access for the main member and two guests at the Hamad International Airport and Business Class lounges at select airports, regardless of your class of travel. If you are travelling in Business Class with Qatar Airways, you get complimentary access to the exclusive Al Safwa First Class Lounge, with up to 2 guests.
7. Receive 5 guest passes per year that allow family and friends complimentary access to the Hamad International Airport lounge. Each pass entitles the holder to a complimentary visit for one guest.
8. Complimentary Al Maha Services: Enjoy meet-and-greet service from Qatar Airways for yourself and two guests on arrival, departure, or transfer through Hamad International Airport.
9. Complimentary access to preferred seats located at the front section of the Economy Class cabin when booked at least 72 hours before departure
10. A personalised membership card
11. Personalised baggage tags

 

Comparison of membership tiers and their benefits

Here is a quick comparison of the four membership tiers and their benefits.

 

Benefit	Burgundy	Silver	Gold	Platinum
Tier bonus	NA	25%	75%	100%
Family accrual rate – flights	100%	100%	100%	100%
Family accrual rate – Non-airline partner transactions	100%	100%	100%	100%
Qcredits	NA	NA	40	60
No Avios expiry	NA	NA	NA	Yes
Priority check-in	NA	Yes	Yes	Yes
Priority stand-by (waitlist)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Extra baggage allowance	NA	15 kgs or 1 piece	20 kgs or 1 piece	25 kgs or 2 pieces
Lounge access	NA	Self	Self + 1 guest	Self + 2 guests
Guest lounge passes	NA	2	4	5
Priority boarding	NA	Yes	Yes	Yes
Al Maha services	NA	NA	Self + 1 guest	Self + 2 guests
Special offer on Al Maha services	NA	NA	10%	10%
Award fee waivers	NA	NA	Yes	Yes
Better availability of award redemption seats	NA	NA	Yes	Yes
Flexi rewards	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Travel coordinator	NA	Yes	Yes	Yes
“Shop and Pay with Avios” at Qatar Duty Free and Member Service Centre	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Preferential “Shop and Pay with Avios” rate at Qatar Duty Free and Member Service Centre	NA	NA	Yes	Yes
Guaranteed seat in Economy Class	NA	NA	Yes	Yes
Access to preferred seats	NA	NA	Yes	Yes
Special discount on seat selection	10%	20%	NA	NA
Complimentary seat selection	NA	NA	Self + Guest(s)	Self + Guest(s)
Personalised membership card	NA	NA	NA	Yes
Digital membership card	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Personalised baggage tags	NA	NA	NA	Yes
Priority baggage handling	NA	NA	Yes	Yes
Special offer on purchases at Qatar Duty Free	10%	15%	15%	20%
Special offer on Qatar Airways holiday packages	NA	5%	5%	5%
Access to “Priority Services” at our Contact Centres	NA	NA	Yes	Yes

 

Qatar Airways is a member of oneworld, an alliance of the world’s leading airlines. Oneworld has a membership program with various tiers, including Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. Based on your Qatar Airways Privilege Club membership tier, you can access the benefits of various oneworld membership tier benefits.

 

1. As a Qatar Airways Privilege Club Silver Tier Member, you get access to all the benefits of the oneworld Ruby Tier.
2. As a Qatar Airways Privilege Club Gold Tier Member, you get access to all the benefits of the oneworld Sapphire Tier.
3. As a Qatar Airways Privilege Club Platinum Tier Member, you get access to all the benefits of the oneworld Emerald Tier.

 

Tier upgrade and retention

A Privilege Club member gets upgraded from their base tier (Burgundy) to higher tiers based on the number of Qpoints they earn within 12 months. Here is the number of Qpoints required within 12 months to move higher to the next tier.

 

Tier	Qpoints needed in 12 months
Burgundy to Silver	150
Silver to Gold	300
Gold to Platinum	600

 

For a tier upgrade, a member must earn at least 20% of the Qpoints within the last 12 months on flights marketed and operated by Qatar Airways or must have taken at least 4 flights marketed and operated by Qatar Airways during that same 12-month period.

 

The number of Qpoints that a member needs within 12 and 24 months for retaining the tier is as follows:

 

Tier	Qpoints required within 12 months	Qpoints required within 24 months
Silver	135	270
Gold	270	540
Platinum	540	1080

 

To keep their current tier, a member must collect the required number of Qpoints before the tier renewal date. In addition, at least 20% of those Qpoints must have been earned on flights marketed and operated by Qatar Airways. Alternatively, a member can qualify by completing at least four flights marketed and operated by Qatar Airways within the last 12 months, or at least eight flights marketed and operated by Qatar Airways within the last 24 months.

 

A member can earn Qpoints for taking Qatar Airways flights and flights on oneworld partner airlines. Other ways to earn Qpoints include shopping and dining at Qatar Duty Free, booking a vacation package with Qatar Airways Holidays, and spending with the Qatar Airways Privilege Club Credit Card from Doha Bank, among others.

 

A member can purchase Qpoints from the Qatar Airways website by paying USD 25 for each Qpoint. The purchased Qpoints can be used to upgrade to the next tier or retain the current tier.

 

Earning Avios with Qatar Airways

In the earlier section, we understood the various membership tiers of the Privilege Club and their benefits. Now, let us explore how a member can earn Avios, the Privilege Club reward currency, which can be used for booking award flights and other purposes.

 

Avios is the reward currency a Privilege Club member earns when they or their nominated family members travel with Qatar Airways, oneworld airlines, or Qatar Airways airline partners. A member can also earn Avios with several other global partners.

 

Whenever a Privilege Club member takes a Qatar Airways flight, they earn Avios as per the chart below.

 

The formula used to calculate the Avios is as follows:

 

Avios collected on a flight or base Avios = Distance flown X Percentage Avios collected applicable to the booking class.

 

Let us take an example to understand the calculation of Avios. Suppose a Privilege Club Burgundy Tier member takes a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Mumbai. The distance flown in this case is 1,424 Miles. As mentioned in the table above, based on the distance flown and the percentage of Avios collected applicable to the booking class, the calculation will be done as follows.

 

Booking class	% Avios collected	Distance flown	Number of Avios
W	25%	1,424 Miles	1424 X 25% = 356
G	50%	1,424 Miles	1424 X 50% = 712
O, T, Q, N	50%	1,424 Miles	1424 X 50% = 712
S, V, L, M, K	75%	1,424 Miles	1424 X 75% = 1068
H, B, Y	100%	1,424 Miles	1424 X 100% = 1424
P	75%	1,424 Miles	1424 X 75% = 1068
R	125%	1,424 Miles	1424 X 125% = 1780
I, D	175%	1,424 Miles	1424 X 175% = 2492
C, J	200%	1,424 Miles	1424 X 200% = 2848
F, A	300%	1,424 Miles	1424 X 300% = 4272

 

The above calculations are for a Burgundy tier member (base tier). In case of Silver, Gold, and Platinum tier members, the tier bonus will be added to arrive at the final Avios earned.

 

Continuing with the above example, the calculation of the Avios earned for various tiers will be as follows.

 

For a Burgundy tier member travelling in booking class W, we have already calculated the Avios earned as 356. Now, let us apply the tier bonus for the remaining three tiers and calculate the Avios earning.

 

Tier	Tier bonus %	Bonus Avios	Base Avios	Total Avios (Bonus + Base)
Silver	25%	25% of 1424 Miles = 356	356	712
Gold	75%	75% of 1424 Miles = 1068	356	1424
Platinum	100%	100% of 1424 Miles = 1424	356	1780

 

Please refer to the following link for the Avios earning calculator:

https://www.qatarairways.com/en-qa/Privilege-Club/qcalculator.html

 

In the calculator, select the class, airline, membership tier, one-way or return flight, and enter the from and to locations. The calculator will display the number of Avios points and the Qpoints that you will earn.

 

Earning Avios with oneworld member airlines and Qatar Airways partner airlines

Apart from Qatar Airways, using the calculator, you can calculate the Avios you will earn for booking flights on oneworld member airlines and Qatar Airways partner airlines.

The oneworld member airlines include:

 

1. Alaska Airlines
2. American Airlines
3. British Airways
4. Cathay Pacific
5. Fiji Airways
6. Finnair
7. Iberia
8. Japan Airlines
9. Malaysia Airlines
10. Oman Air
11. Qantas
12. Royal Air Maroc
13. Royal Jordanian
14. SriLankan Airlines

 

The Qatar Airways partners airlines include:

 

1. Airlink
2. Bangkok Airways
3. Garuda Indonesia
4. Hawaiian Airlines
5. JetBlue
6. Latam Airlines
7. Middle East Airlines – Air Liban
8. RwandAir
9. S7 Airlines
10. Virgin Australia
11. Xiamen Airlines

 

The Avios are valid for 36 months from the date of credit. However, every time a member earns or redeems Avios, the validity of the entire Avios balance will be extended for an additional 36 months.

 

Other ways of earning Avios

Apart from travelling with Qatar Airways, oneworld partner airlines, and Qatar Airways partner airlines, other ways of earning Avios include the following.

 

• Linking the Accor Live Limitless (ALL) account

A member can link their Privilege Club and Accor Live Limitless (ALL) accounts. On linking accounts, they can earn both Avios and ALL reward points. When a member flies with Qatar Airways, they will earn Avios and ALL reward points on eligible flights. You will get 1 ALL reward point for every USD 2 spent on flights with Qatar Airways.

 

When a member stays with Accor, they will earn ALL reward points, as well as Avios, on eligible stays. You will earn up to 10 Avios for every 10 Euros spent when booking an eligible hotel stay with Accor.

 

A member can convert their ALL reward points into Avios and vice versa. The conversion ratio is as follows:

 

1. 2,000 ALL reward points will be converted into 1,500 Avios
2. 3,500 Avios will be converted into 1,000 ALL reward points

 

• Booking a holiday package with Qatar Airways Holidays

A member can choose from more than 2,00,000 hotels over 500 global destinations while booking a holiday package with Qatar Airways Holidays. The Avios earning depends on the country selected for the holiday package and are as follows:

 

1. 1 Avios for every 5 QAR, SAR or AED spent on holiday packages
2. 2 Avios for every 1 KWD, OMR or BHD spent on holiday packages
3. 1 Avios for every USD 1 spent on holiday packages in other countries

 

A member will also earn 1 Qpoint for every USD 100 spent on any holiday package.

 

• Booking flights with Qatar Executive

A member can book charter flights with Qatar Executive and earn 4 Avios for every USD 1 spent on these flights.

 

• Marriott Bonvoy

A member can link their Privilege Club and Marriott Bonvoy accounts. You will earn up to 2 Avios for every 1 USD spent while staying at participating Marriott Bonvoy hotels.

 

A member can convert their Marriott Bonvoy points into Avios and vice versa. The conversion ratio is as follows:

 

1. 3,000 Marriott Bonvoy points will be converted into 1,000 Avios. A member will get 5,000 bonus Avios for every 60,000 Marriott Bonvoy points converted into Avios.
2. 1,000 Avios will be converted into 500 Marriott Bonvoy points

 

• Car rentals

A member can earn Avios for booking car rentals with various companies, such as:

 

1. Al Muftah Rent a Car
2. Avis
3. Budget
4. Europcar
5. Hertz
6. Global Transport Group
7. Rental Cars
8. Rentcars
9. Salik Rent A Car Company
10. Sixt

 

For example, when booking a car rental with Avis, you will get the following benefit:

1. Burgundy members earn 2 base Avios per 1 USD spent
2. Silver members earn 2 base Avios and 1 bonus Avios per 1 USD spent
3. Gold members earn 2 base Avios and 2 bonus Avios per 1 USD spent
4. Platinum members earn 2 base Avios and 3 bonus Avios per 1 USD spent

 

• Hotel stays

A member can earn Avios for hotel stays with:

 

1. Accor Live Limitless (ALL)
2. Booking.com
3. Capella Singapore
4. Dusit Doha Hotel
5. Dusit Hotel & Suites – Doha
6. Hilton Honors
7. IHG Hotels & Resorts
8. Kaligo
9. Marriott Bonvoy
10. Qatar Airways Holidays
11. Rocketmiles
12. Rotana
13. Shangri-La Circle
14. Steigenberger Hotel Doha
15. The Adria
16. The Bentley Luxury Hotel & Suites
17. World of Hyatt
18. Zulal Wellness Resort by Chiva-Som

 

The Avios earning rate varies for each of the above hotels. For example, you earn 3 Avios for every 1 USD spent on booking hotels at Booking.com. To know about the Avios earning rate for staying at any of the above hotels, visit the Qatar Airways website at the following link:

https://www.qatarairways.com/en-qa/Privilege-Club/our-partners.html

 

• Spends with specified retail and lifestyle merchants

Qatar Airways has partnerships with several retail and lifestyle merchants. When you spend with any of these merchants, you earn Avios. The Avios earning rate varies for each of these merchants. For the complete list of the merchants and the Avios earning rate for each of them, visit the Qatar Airways website at the following link:

https://www.qatarairways.com/en-qa/Privilege-Club/our-partners.html

 

• Buying Avios

A member can buy up to 2,50,000 Avios from Qatar Airways in a calendar year for themselves. A member can buy up to 2,50,000 Avios from Qatar Airways in a calendar year as a gift for another member.

 

A member can receive up to 2,50,000 Avios in a calendar year as a gift from other members.

 

• Boosting Avios

Once per calendar year, a member can boost the number of Avios earned and accrued from Partners and any Qatar Airways-operated and marketed flights within the past three months by up to six times by paying a prescribed fee to Qatar Airways. The maximum amount of Avios that can be boosted in a calendar year is limited to 250,000 Avios.

 

• Accumulating Avios as a family

The Privilege Club program allows a family to pool their Avios into the main member’s account. Suppose you are the main member. As a main member, you can nominate up to 9 family members to participate in the family program. Family members can include spouse, children (over 2 years old), parents, and the spouse’s parents.

 

Family members can earn Avios through Qatar Airways and its partners. The family members will earn Avios based on the membership tier of the main member. Their Avios will be added to the main member’s account. The main member is the sole authority to redeem Avios.

 

IndusInd Bank Avios Visa Infinite Credit Card

The IndusInd Bank Avios Credit Card can accelerate your journey of accumulating Avios. When you spend with this card, you earn Avios as rewards. The cardholder gets a welcome bonus of 20,000 Avios.

The earning rate on the card is as follows.

 

Spends category	Avios per Rs. 200 spent
Spends in the selected preferred international destination for point-of-sale transactions	6
Online spends on the selected preferred international destination	3
Spends in domestic and other international destinations	3
Spends on the Qatar Airways & British Airways website and App	5
For spends on utilities, Government services, education and insurance	1
All other spends	3

 

Fuel transactions will not earn any Avios. The cardholder receives a bonus of 18,000 Avios on spending Rs. 8 lakhs in the card anniversary year. The cardholder receives an additional bonus of 18,000 Avios on achieving an additional spend of Rs. 8 lakhs in the same card anniversary year. Thus, you can earn a total of 36,000 bonus Avios by achieving total spends of Rs. 16 lakhs in a card anniversary year.

 

You receive an up to 10% discount on flights originating from India. The discount applies when Qatar Airways Privilege Club has been chosen as the preferred airline loyalty program with the card, and the flight has been booked on the Qatar Airways website or App.

 

The cardholder receives an annual renewal bonus of 5,000 Avios on paying the annual renewal fee.

 

Transferring credit card reward points

Some Indian banks allow their credit cardholders to transfer reward points to the Qatar Airways Privilege Club in a specific ratio. Post transfer, the credit card reward points are converted into Avios. Some of these include the following.

 

Credit card	Transfer ratio
Axis Bank Olympus Credit Card	1:4
Axis Bank Atlas Credit Card	1:2
Axis Bank Horizon Credit Card	1:1
Axis Bank Burgundy Private and Magnus Credit Card for Burgundy	5:4
Axis Bank Reserve and Magnus credit cards	5:2
IndianOil Axis Bank Premium Credit Card	2:1
Axis Bank Select, Privilege, and REWARDS credit cards	10:1
Other eligible Axis Bank credit cards	20:1
HDFC Bank Infinia and Diners Club Black credit cards	2:1
HDFC Bank Regalia Gold Credit Card	3:1
American Express credit cards (Platinum Travel, MRCC, Gold Charge, Platinum Charge, etc.)	2:1
SBI Card MILES, MILES Prime, and MILES Elite credit cards	2:1
AURUM SBI Card	5:1
HSBC Prive, Premier, and TravelOne credit cards	1:1
HSBC Visa and RuPay Platinum credit cards	2:1
Fi Money	100:2

 

Redeeming Avios

Now that we have understood how to earn Avios from various sources, let us look at how to redeem them. Some ways of using Avios include the following.

 

• Booking award flights with Qatar Airways and partner airlines

Booking award flights is one of the best ways for a member to use their Avios. The Avios can be used to book flights on Qatar Airways, oneworld member airlines, and Qatar Airways partner airlines. To know about the Avios requirement for a flight, you can use the calculator at the following link:

https://www.qatarairways.com/en-qa/Privilege-Club/qcalculator.html

 

For example, if you want to fly from Mumbai to Doha on a Qatar Airways flight, depending on the cabin class, the Avios requirement will be as follows:

 

1. Economy Class: 13,000 Avios
2. Business Class: 26,000 Avios
3. First Class: 39,000 Avios

 

Note: The above Avios requirement is based on a search performed on 13th January 2026, for a flight date of 31st January 2026.

Similarly, using the calculator, you can check the Avios requirement to fly from one location to another on any Qatar Airways flight. You can also use the calculator to check the Avios requirement for flying from one location to another on any oneworld partner airline or Qatar Airways partner airline.

 

• Flight upgrades

A member can upgrade their cabin class using Avios or Qcredits. The Avios requirement will depend on from which cabin class to which cabin class the flyer wants to upgrade and whether the upgrade request is made online or at the airport. A member can check the Avios requirement for a flight upgrade using the calculator at the following link:

https://www.qatarairways.com/en-qa/Privilege-Club/qcalculator.html

For example, the above image shows the Avios requirement for an upgrade from Economy Class on a Mumbai–Doha Qatar Airways flight scheduled for 31st January 2026. The search for Avios requirement was performed on 13th January 2026.

 

• Booking flights with Qatar Executive

A member can book a charter flight with Qatar Executive and pay with Avios. You can pay the entire amount with Avios, or if you don’t have sufficient Avios, you can pay with Avios in part and the remaining with cash.

 

The number of Avios required for booking a flight with Qatar Executive is dynamic and varies based on aircraft type, route, and flying hours, among other factors. To book a flight with Qatar Executive, a member must email request@qatarexec.com.qa and request a formal quotation. The email must include the member’s Privilege Club membership number, the requested flight date, destination, and passenger details.

 

• Booking vacations with Qatar Airways Holidays

A member can book a holiday package online at www.qatarairwaysholidays.com, by email or by calling their travel advisors. A holiday package typically includes return flights and hotel accommodation, with optional extras such as transfers, tours, and activities.

 

On the payment page, a member can select the ‘Pay with Avios’ option and pay for the holiday package with Avios. Avios can be used to pay for holiday packages booked for nominated family members or anyone else.

 

The number of Avios required to purchase a holiday package varies depending on the holiday package selected. A member must have a minimum balance of 2,000 Avios to use Avios for payment of their holiday package. If a member has sufficient Avios, they can make up to 100% payment with Avios. Else, a member can use a mix of Avios and cash.

 

A member can check and book Avios exclusive deals at the following link: https://www.qatarairwaysholidays.com/qa-en/avios-exclusive/

 

• Using Avios for payments at Qatar Duty Free 

A member can use Avios to pay for purchases at Qatar Duty Free located at the departure and arrival halls of Hamad International Airport, Qatar. It has over 180 retail and dining options, award-winning lounges, and state-of-the-art facilities.

 

When a member uses Avios as a payment method, they get a discount based on their tier status as follows:

 

1. Burgundy: 10% off
2. Silver and Gold: 15% off
3. Platinum: 20% off

 

The offer is subject to terms and conditions and has specific exclusions. For more information, check the Qatar Airways website.

 

• Transferring Avios to other Privilege Club members

A member can transfer their Avios to other members.

 

• Transferring Avios to partners

A member can transfer Avios to the loyalty programs of other airline and hotel partners. Thus, Avios can be converted into loyalty points of other programs, and these loyalty points can then be used to book flights or hotels within that specific program.

 

Some examples include the following:

 

1. Avios can be transferred to the Accor Live Limitless (ALL) program. The conversion ratio is 3,500 Avios = 1,000 ALL points
2. Avios can be transferred to the Meera Rewards program. The conversion ratio is 3,250 Avios = 5,000 Meera Rewards points. The Meera Rewards points can be used for spending on groceries, home appliances, cleaning supplies, and more.
3. Avios can be transferred to the Marriott Bonvoy (MB) program. The conversion ratio is 1,000 Avios = 500 MB points.

 

https://www.qatarairways.com/en-qa/Privilege-Club/convert-and-link-accounts.html?iid=ALL8392650

 

• Using Avios for experiences

Avios can be used to bid for experiences such as watching live soccer matches, other sports events, music concerts, and culture events, among others. The member can check for events listed under the Privilege Club Collection at the following link:

https://collection.qatarairways.com/gb/en

 

Privilege Club: Best in class on the ground as well as in the skies

The Privilege Club is one of the best frequent flyer programs out there. The various membership tiers give various benefits like earning Avios for taking flights, priority check-in, excess baggage allowance, lounge access, priority boarding, flexi awards, and Avios payment at Qatar Duty Free, among others. The program uses Avios as its currency, which is flexible. Avios can be earned and redeemed in various ways. Qatar Airways offers one of the best flying experiences for business class and first class cabins. Thus, overall, the Privilege Club program is one of the best FFPs, known for its excellent services on the ground as well as in the skies.

 

FAQs

Apart from Qatar Airways, which other airlines use the Avios currency?

Apart from Qatar Airways, the other airlines that use the Avios currency include British Airways, Iberia, Finnair, Aer Lingus, and Vueling.

 

Apart from the above airlines, Avios can be used to book flights on oneworld partner airlines. The other airlines (non-oneworld partner airlines) that allow booking with Avios include JetBlue, LATAM, Loganair, Alaska Airlines, etc.

 

Can a member buy Qpoints to upgrade their Privilege Club membership tier?

Yes, a member can buy Qpoints to upgrade their Privilege Club membership tier. The Qpoints can be purchased from the Qatar Airways website for USD 25 per Qpoint.

 

However, for tier upgrade, a member must earn at least 20% of the Qpoints within the last 12 months on flights marketed and operated by Qatar Airways or must have taken at least 4 flights marketed and operated by Qatar Airways during that same 12-month period.